These strange or unsuspecting foot and toe symptoms can signal problems elsewhere in the body.

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Wearable health trackers are the wellness tools of the future, but does knowing more about our bodies than ever before pose a risk to our mental and physical health?

In our community, healing is both ancestral and evolving, and it’s built on trust. Rising from rituals passed down from our elders, the ways in which we care for ourselves now takes many forms. From ...

In 1979, Harvard researcher Ellen Langer invited elderly men to spend a week at a retreat designed to remind them of their younger days, surrounded by the art, music, food, games, décor, and more from ...

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All of us have heard guidelines about how to be physically healthy—eat well, exercise, wash your hands, get plenty of rest. But how many of us have thought seriously about our social lives—the ...

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Some of the recommendations for preventative health care and screenings change as you age. When you hit your 30s, it's time to build on healthy habits you started in your 20s — or get on track if you ...

Time heals all wounds, as the saying goes. But any medical professional can tell you that the hours required for recovery after an injury can vary widely. A person’s age, lifestyle and level of social ...

You might think you know a processed meal when you see one, but here’s some food for thought: nearly every edible thing at the supermarket has undergone some kind of processing, such as washing, ...